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[โ€“] Beacon@fedia.io 8 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

When cats do this kind of things i believe it's often because those surfaces are cooler temperature than any kind of bedding, and currently they're feeling a bit too hot. So maybe it's the same in rats

[โ€“] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

yup, rats do it as well.

They will also sploot. Where they basically melt and turn into a puddle to increase contact with cooler ground